10th March

‘Bishop Michael’ now out low down and a good colour. Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ I cannot resist more pictures of Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’…

11th March

…My father named two very early flowering Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedlings ‘Bishop Peter’ and‘Bishop Michael’ (two bishops of Truro from the 1980s). Peter is darker purple and sometimes the first magnolia…

18th March

…for propagation). Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Got the light right to photograph Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ together with Magnolia campbellii alba in Rogers Quarry. Normally the bishop is over before alba…

21st February

…Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ and Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’. Some wind damage to ‘Citation’ but not to the Bishop! Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Flowers nearly out high…

4th March

…‘Caerhays Belle’ with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ behind it. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ in Roger’s Quarry. Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Tom Hudson inspects Juniperus recurva var….

7th March

…the right angle to see the colour properly. What a colour! Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Rhododendron Golden Oriole var ‘Busaco’ – a…

3rd March

…intact flowers though. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ just coming out properly. What a colour! Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ The original Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

9th March

…The top of Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ with a decent background today. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ First flowers showing high up on the Donkey Shoe Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa 2022 – CHW…

22nd December

…after only 12 months. You can see the pile of prunings. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ I wonder if we cut down the new apparently dead…

7th February

…veitchianum Group Rhododendron veitchianum Group Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ is full out but starting to shed petals (tepals). A lighter colour than usual as I have said before. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’…